tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175600998590732770.post4179899852789599427..comments2023-10-21T01:31:31.863-07:00Comments on A hopeful life: Lately.Whitney Starksenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17884657967611292135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175600998590732770.post-68228044997866848102012-05-28T22:55:17.457-07:002012-05-28T22:55:17.457-07:00thanks Hilary! And I am sure my parents would have...thanks Hilary! And I am sure my parents would have loved for you to propose me having a baby as the solution. Ha! But thanks for the encouragement.<br /><br />And yes, I would still love to learn anything about knitting you are willing to teach me. Just let me know when you are free! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175600998590732770.post-62097744656850531392012-05-21T11:22:59.629-07:002012-05-21T11:22:59.629-07:00Hey Whitney -- I'm sorry for the super-late co...Hey Whitney -- I'm sorry for the super-late comment on this, but I just wanted to tell you that I've been there!! I had a very specific idea of what my life would look like after I "grew up", and especially after I got married, and when things weren't exactly like that vision in my head, I started waiting. And waiting. And waiting. There were wonderful things in my life that I appreciated and felt joy in, but I had a really hard time shaking that "waiting" feeling for a long time. Honestly, I don't know if I entirely shook it until I had a baby. Btw, I am NOT proposing that as a solution. :) I just think that's when I finally realized I was "there". And another thing I've realized is there is no one place we're "supposed to end up" (another thing I was kinda waiting for). Our lives can and will change a bunch of times...there are so many phases. So here's to choosing joy! And thank you for your post -- it reminded me to choose joy, too.<br /><br />Also, I've thought about you a lot because I still want to get together and knit! Things have just been crazy and I feel like I have no free time...and have been sick every other week since January (*barely* an exaggeration). But hopefully soon!!!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273727983110361664noreply@blogger.com